class: center, middle, inverse, title-slide .title[ # Lecture 0: Getting Started ] .author[ ### James Sears <br> AFRE 891 SS 24 <br> Michigan State University ] .date[ ### Spring 2025 ] --- <style type="text/css"> # CSS for including pauses in printed PDF output (see bottom of lecture) @media print { .has-continuation { display: block !important; } } .remark-code-line { font-size: 95%; } .small { font-size: 75%; } .scroll-output-full { height: 90%; overflow-y: scroll; } .scroll-output-75 { height: 75%; overflow-y: scroll; } </style> # Course Software Throughout this course we will require a few pieces of (free!) software: * .hi-blue[R] * .hi-medgrn[RStudio] * **Windows:** .hi-red[RTools] * **Mac:** .hi-pink[macrtools] You'll also need to create a .hi-purple[Github Education account] --- # R vs. RStudio - .hi-medgrn[R] is the .hi-dkgrn[programming language] - .hi-blue[RStudio] is the .hi-purple[environment] in which we use .hi-medgrn[R] --- # Installing R To install .hi-medgrn[R], go to the [.hi-orange[R Project website]](https://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/cran/). - **Windows:** "R For Windows > Base > Download R # for Windows" - **Mac:** "R for (Mac) OS X > R-#.pkg" - Where "#" is the current version number <img src="data:image/png;base64,#images/r_project.png" width = "120%"/> --- # Installing RStudio To install .hi-blue[RStudio], go to the [.hi-orange[RStudio Download Page]](https://posit.co/download/rstudio-desktop/#download) .pull-left-sm[ - Scroll down, follow the link to install RStudio for your operating system. - Correct file should be linked under **2. Install RStudio** - Can scroll further down to the entire list and download the version for Windows or Mac. ] .pull-right-lg[ <img src="data:image/png;base64,#images/RSTUDIO_SITE.png" width = "120%"/> ] --- # Windows: Rtools .hi-red[Rtools] is a toolchain bundle that will allow building R packages from source, which we'll need for installing packages that aren't listed on CRAN (i.e. only available direct from GitHub) * _Note:_ .hi-red[Rtools] is only for .hi-red[Windows]! To install the current version of .hi-red[Rtools], navigate to the [Rtools website](https://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/Rtools/rtools44/rtools.html), download the installer, and follow the prompts. --- # Mac: macrtools For Mac users, the .hi-pink[macrtools] replaces .hi-red[Rtools]. .hi-pink[macrtools] is a package that [installs the R toolchain for mac](https://github.com/coatless-mac/macrtools?tab=readme-ov-file) To install, run ``` r # install remotes if your don't already have it if (!require("remotes")) install.packages("remotes") remotes::install_github("coatless-mac/macrtools") ``` To install the R toolchain, run ``` r macrtools::macos_rtools_install() ``` --- # GitHub Education We'll be using GitHub throughout our course for version control, content delivery, and [Github Classroom](https://classroom.github.com) for assignment submission. To start, create an account on [GitHub](https://github.com/) and register for a [student/educator discount](https://education.github.com/discount_requests/new) * In Week 2 we'll walk through how to sync the course repository using [Github Desktop](https://desktop.github.com/download/). Feel free to install it now too if you'd like, or wait to decide if it's right for you in Week 2. #